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Designation: D 3169 – 89 (Reapproved 1995)
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM

Standard Specification for

Refined Sunflower Oil1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3169; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

1. Scope D 2090 Test Method for Clarity and Cleanness of Paint and
1.1 This specification covers once-refined sunflower oil, Ink Liquids2
technical grade, suitable for use in protective coatings.
3. Properties
2. Referenced Documents 3.1 Sunflower oil shall be obtained solely from sunflower
2.1 ASTM Standards: seed and shall be suitably processed to conform to the
D 555 Guide for Testing Drying Oils2 requirements given in Table 1.
D 1466 Test Method for Sampling Liquid Oils and Fatty
Acids Commonly Used In Paints, Varnishes, and Related
Materials2 TABLE 1 Properties of Once-Refined Sunflower Oil
D 1544 Test Method for Color of Transparent Liquids Property Requirement
ASTM Test
Method
(Gardner Color Scale)3
D 1639 Test Method for Acid Value of Organic Coating Specific gravity 25/25°C 0.918 to 0.921 D 1963
Acid value 0.3 max D 1639
Materials2 Saponification value 188 to 194 D 1962
D 1952 Test Method for Quantitative Determination of Unsaponifiable matter, % 1.5 max D 1965
Break in Drying Oils2 Iodine value (Wijs) 134 to 144 D 1959
Loss on heating at 105°C, % 0.2 max D 1960
D 1959 Test Method for Iodine Value of Drying Oils and Color 7 max D 1544
Fatty Acids2 Color after heating 2 max D 1967
D 1960 Test Method for Loss on Heating of Drying Oils2 Quantitative break, % 0.02 max D 1952
Clarity clear and transparent at 25°C D 2090
D 1962 Test Method for Saponification Value of Drying
Oils, Fatty Acids, and Polymerized Fatty Acids2
D 1963 Test Method for Specific Gravity of Drying Oils,
Varnishes, Resins, and Related Materials at 25/25°C2 4. Sampling
D 1965 Test Method for Unsaponifiable Matter in Drying 4.1 Sample in accordance with Test Method D 1466.
Oils, Fatty Acids, and Polymerized Fatty Acids2
D 1967 Test Method for Color After Heating of Drying 5. Test Methods
Oils2 5.1 The properties enumerated in this specification shall be
determined in accordance with the ASTM test methods listed in
1
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-1 on Paint Table 1. The significance of the test methods is discussed in
and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications and is the direct responsibility of Guide D 555.
Subcommittee D01.32 on Drying Oils.
Current edition approved Oct. 27, 1989. Published December 1989. Originally
published as D 3169 – 73(1988). Last previous edition D 3169 – 73(1988).
6. Keywords
2
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.03. 6.1 drying oils; sunflower oil
3
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.01.

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